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Apple plans to make Full Disk Access on macOS harder to grant. The permission lets apps and AI agents such as Meta's Muse read files, mail, messages and Safari history. Apple has not said when the change arrives. You can already check in System Settings which apps have it.
The AdGuard Family Plan lifetime subscription, which normally costs $169.99, is available for $11 until October 4. The plan protects up to nine devices from advertisements and tracking elements. [1][2]
Following the compute-based usage change in May, Google will soon introduce limits on which Gemini models free users and AI Plus subscribers can access.
How quickly things change in the artificial intelligence era. Just a few months after everyone was scrambling to infuse AI into every enterprise operation — and frankly they still are, as agents have captured the enterprise imagination — everyone now is saying, “Whoa, where’s the brake pedal?” That’s why controlling agents is the next infrastructure…
Amazon’s October Prime Day is one of the best times of the year to score a mini PC deal. These compact machines have exploded in popularity thanks to their tiny footprints, surprisingly strong performance, and wallet-friendly prices. Whether you need a capable productivity box, a living-room PC, or even a compact gaming rig, Prime Day is packed with discounts worth considering. The challenge is separating the genuinely great bargains from the mediocre markdowns.
Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: Kiteworks patches over 100 vulnerabilities, Microsoft publishes 2026 Digital Defense Report, AI finds 24 Android app flaws.
The site, kolmo.io/permits, serves as an un-gated database designed to answer the questions that usually send homeowners into a spiral of municipal PDFs. The AI-powered tool covers 457 verified rules across 80 jurisdictions in King, Pierce, and Snohomish counties, linking each rule directly to specific city source pages and exact wording rather than forcing users to rely on rough guesses and Google searches.
Tesla says its new “Emergency Drive Away” feature can do up to $25,000 in damage to a Supercharger every time someone uses it, and the car needs a mandatory service visit too. Tesla has since released more details about the feature in response to owner questions. But Tesla hasn’t said who gets that bill.
Sony is expanding its AI‑guided upscaling efforts beyond the PS5 Pro. The company has introduced Quick Spectral Super Resolution (QSSR), a streamlined version of PSSR designed to run efficiently on the standard PS5. The post Sony rolls out QSSR, a streamlined PSSR variant for PS5 first appeared on KitGuru.
NVIDIA has added a 64GB unified-memory configuration of the DGX Spark, starting at $4,999 and sold exclusively through Acer, ASUS, Dell, Gigabyte, HP, and MSI from October 23. The new SKU carries the same GB10 Grace Blackwell Superchip, ConnectX-7 networking, DGX OS, and NVIDIA AI software stack as the 128GB model. On its own, NVIDIA
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Apple Podcasts is my podcast app of choice, but I’ve long had major issues with its central Up Next queue feature. I’m happy to report that iOS 27.2 introduces the solution.
Joining the launch of the all-new Twelve South Airfly Drive wireless Android Auto adapter at $40 and Amazon’s updated early fall Prime Day sale, today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break is headlined by the 45mm Pixel Watch 5 at one of the best prices ever (up to $138 off), the all-new Fire TV Stick 4K 50% off, and this all-time low on Belkin’s 25W 3-in-1 magnetic charging station for Pixel and Galaxy users at $50.
Any monitor can be used for PC gaming, but a display built for productivity will likely leave you underwhelmed. Limited contrast, blurry motion, and slow refresh rates still hold basic productivity monitors back in games. Fortunately, there’s no shortage of excellent gaming monitors available at a wide range of price points—and the best of them embrace cutting-edge technology unavailable in any other PC display.
Schneider Electric used YOTTA 2026 in Las Vegas to introduce what it calls the world’s first fully software-defined medium-voltage switchgear, already running in a live colocation pilot with Equinix, along with a 38 kV extension of its SF₆-free AirSeT gas-insulated switchgear and a three-company “Generator-to-Chip” delivery model with Wärtsilä Energy and Stanley Consultants. The software-defined
EUC World Amplify 2026 continued Wednesday, September 30, at Milwaukee’s Baird Center, with a second day of technical sessions, architecture panels, vendor demos, and the hallway conversations that are the real reason most people come. After spending Tuesday on cloud migration strategy, Azure Virtual Desktop, endpoint identity baselines, and an interview with Nerdio CPTO Scott
Apple reportedly plans to launch new Home products on October 13 alongside an all-new operating system rumored to be called ‘homeOS.’ Here are the details.
Now available in the US, the Fairphone 6+ stands out with its replaceable battery, microSD slot, 5-year warranty, and software support through 2033. That longevity comes at a price, though: at $650, reviewers note that its cameras, performance, and water resistance fall short of what similarly priced phones typically offer.
Google has introduced a “Map” tool to aid your location-based Gemini app prompts on Android and iOS. Meanwhile, the Gemini app is already getting ready to replace the forward slash for skills.
It's a tale as old as last week: OpenAI's new agent platform, called Dots, is full of cute little guys who can do your bidding. But unlike the ultra-approachable Meta Muse, Dots feel very much like using workplace software that happens to be able to order you a burrito - emphasis on work. OpenAI announced…
Apple plans to make Full Disk Access on macOS harder to grant. The permission lets apps and AI agents such as Meta's Muse read files, mail, messages and Safari history. Apple has not said when the change arrives. You can already check in System Settings which apps have it.
Update, October 2: Many of you have asked for a full vehicle compatibility list for the Twelve South Airfly Drive. Our friends over at 9to5Toys have just published exactly that. Take a look! Complete vehicle compatibility list for new Twelve South Airfly Drive CarPlay and Android Auto adapter Twelve South, the company behind a range of premium Apple accessories, has launched a notable expansion of its Airfly brand.